Марія

May 2025

MARIIA HARKUSHA-OMELCHENKO
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EDUCATION
 MSc Biology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Oct 2022 – May 2024
Graduated with High Honours Kyiv
Professional qualification: Junior Researcher (Biology), Biochemist
Title of MSc thesis: “Generating genetically engineered myeloid cells for the
induction of tertiary lymphoid structures”

 BSc Biology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Sep 2018 – Jun 2022
Graduated with High Honours Kyiv
Professional qualification: Assistant Biologist
Title of BSc thesis: “Gene polymorphisms of RNA editing enzymes in
COVID-19 patients with different levels of disease severity”

EXPERIENCE
Guest Scientist / Technical Assistant, CeMM – Research Center for Feb 2023 – Dec 2024
Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna

Project: Therapeutic induction of tertiary lymphoid structures in cancer
Supervisor: Barbara Maier
Key methods: cloning, cell culture, virus production, transduction, flow
cytometry, ELISA, IF staining, tissue digestion of different mouse organs

Research Intern, “Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology”, National Oct 2020 – Dec 2022
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv

Project: Gene polymorphisms of RNA editing enzymes in COVID-19 patients
with different levels of disease severity
Supervisor: Oleksii Boldyriev
Key methods: DNA-extraction, RNA-extraction, qPCR, genotyping, agarose
gel electrophoresis

Student Trainee, Educational and Scientific Center “Institute of Sep 2019 – Mar 2020
Biology and Medicine” Kyiv

Project: Modeling natural habitats with liquid crystals: motile bacteria in
anisotropic environment
Supervisor: Yuliia Faidiuk
Key methods: bacterial growth, ImageJ analysis of bacteria morphology
 May 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS
 Guest scientist position, fully funded, CeMM – Research Center Feb 2023 – Dec 2024
for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

 Ukrainian State Scholarship for Students (MSc degree) Jul 2023 – May 2024

 Ukrainian State Scholarship for High-achieving Students Jan 2023 – June 2023

 Ukrainian State Scholarship for Students (BSc degree) Sep 2018 – June 2022

 Scholarship of the President of Ukraine for High-achieving Sep 2017 – Dec 2017
Students

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Bench work: mammalian cell culture, DNA & RNA extraction, transformation, cloning, PCR, qPCR,
touchdown PCR, genotyping, agarose gel electrophoresis, flow cytometry, cell sorting, ELISA, lentivirus
production and titration, H&E staining, IF staining, processing of animal- and human-derived materials

Dry lab: R, ImageJ, GraphPad, Origin, QuPath

Languages:
Ukrainian (native),
English (professional working proficiency),
Italian (professional working proficiency),
French (basic)

EXTRACURRICUL AR ACTIVITIES
Poet, writer
Former Head of the Student Election Commission at the Institute (Kyiv)
Former professional sportsman, Rhythmic Gymnastics (Bila Tserkva)
Italian language Tutor

REFERENCES
Barbara Maier, PhD (Principal investigator at CeMM – Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna)
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Oleksii Boldyriev, PhD (Head of the Department of Biotechnology at National University "Kyiv Aviation
Institute", Kyiv)
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